Israel’s Gaza death toll rises as truce violations continue
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed 73,417 Palestinians and wounded 174,360 since October 2023, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, as Israeli strikes and gunfire continue despite a fragile cease-fire.
The ministry said 10 Palestinians were killed and 25 wounded over the past 24 hours. It said 1,283 Palestinians have been killed and 4,248 wounded in Israeli violations of the cease-fire since October 2025.
Gaza strikes continue
An Israeli strike on a municipal police headquarters in Gaza City killed nine Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl, according to Palestinian medical officials. At least 20 others were wounded.
The Israeli military said the strike targeted Hamas and Popular Resistance Committees members allegedly planning attacks against Israeli forces.
A separate Israeli drone strike on a cafe in Gaza City’s port area killed six Palestinians, including a child, Palestinian medical sources said.
Hamas condemned the attacks, accusing Israel of disregarding the cease-fire.
Israel opens two criminal probes
The Israeli military said it has opened criminal investigations into the deaths of five-year-old Hind Rajab and 15 Palestinian paramedics.
Rajab and five relatives were killed in February 2024 after Israeli troops fired on their vehicle. Two paramedics sent to rescue her were also killed.
The military also acknowledged that Israeli troops fired on the ambulance.
However, the military declined to open criminal investigations into the 2024 killing of seven World Central Kitchen workers and the deaths of four Doctors Without Borders staff members.
West Bank powers shifted toward far right
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to prepare a plan transferring law-enforcement powers over Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank to police under far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The United Nations says it has documented more than 1,430 settler attacks against Palestinians and their property since the start of the year, with about 3,800 Palestinians displaced by violence, demolitions and evictions.
Gaza faces massive destruction
Around 90 percent of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure has been damaged, while the United Nations estimates reconstruction costs at about $70 billion.
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has also accused companies of profiting from Israel’s occupation and what she described as an economy linked to apartheid and genocide.
